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Ricardo Néry

Of Counsel
Lisbon
About

Ricardo Néry is a lawyer with experience in Commercial and Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Financial Law, Project Finance, Energy Law and Aviation Law in the jurisdictions of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau.

He has several years of international experience, particularly in Angola and Mozambique, where he has been involved in advising on export credit finance, infrastructure, transport and natural resources transactions.

Areas of FocusCorporateMergers and Acquisitions
Professional QualificationsAdvogado admitted with the Ordem dos Advogados (Portuguese Bar Association)
Education
  • Universidade de Lisboa, School of Law, Post Graduate Studies in Corporate Finance, 2015;
  • International Law Institute, Washington DC, International Oil and Gas Development: Upstream course, 2014;
  • “The Energy Fundamentals” - Intensive Course, Dentons, London, 2011;
  • Instituto Universitário de Lisboa – ISCTE, Master’s Degree in Company Law, 2010 (academic part);
  • Universidade de Coimbra, Post Graduate Studies in Human Rights and Democracy, 2005;
  • International University, School of Law, Law Degree, 2004.

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising on a EUR9 million acquisition of a cosmetic leading company based in Portugal.
  • Advising on a EUR11 million  selling of a Portuguese waste management company.
  • Legal advice on the structuring and negotiation of multiple Euro term loan facilities, with an aggregate amount exceeding EUR400 million, in connection with export financing transactions supported by official export credit agencies (ECAs), acting for borrowers in complex cross-border transactions.
  • Advising on the compliance with Angolan public procurement laws with respect to the execution of several contracts for the acquisition of 3 airplanes (boeing 777) for the Angolan flag carrier airline.
  • Advising on the negotiation and implementation of a US dollar-denominated term facility supported by an official export credit agency, together with an ancillary commercial credit facility, with an aggregate value in excess of USD39 million.
  • Advising on a EUR380 million facility agreement for the financing and completion of three major healthcare infrastructure projects in an African jurisdiction, acting in a cross-border transaction involving an international banking syndicate and a sovereign borrower.
Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Spanish

Publications and media

  • Co-author of the chapter on Angola in Joint Operating Agreement – Natural Gas Flaring & Energy Transition: Laws, Policies and Regulations – Published by Wolters Kluwer - 2025
  • Co-author of the collection of financial legislation in Mozambique published by Vida Económica 2023
  • Co-author of the chapter on Mozambique in Joint Operating Agreement – Challenges and Concerns from Civil Law Jurisdictions – Published by Wolters Kluwer - 2020

Seminars

  • Speaker, International Conference on Private Investment in Portugal and Guinea-Bissau, Bissau, 2024;
  • Speaker at the Seminar on Joint Operating Agreements: International Practices and Challenges, in Lisbon, 2015;
  • Speaker at the Oil & Gas Summit 2014, Lisbon, 2014;
  • Speaker at the IFLR Africa Forum Seminar in London on Investment Vehicles in Angola and Mozambique, 2013.

Prior Experience

  • 2026 – present, Of Counsel at DLA Piper Portugal
  • 2019 – 2025, Coordinating Associate and Equity Partner, law firm headquartered in Lisbon, with offices in Angola and Mozambique.
  • 2012 – 2018, Senior Associate, Portuguese law firm headquartered in Lisbon with offices in Angola and Mozambique.
  • 2007 – 2012, Associate, Portuguese law firm with office in Angola.
  • 2005 – 2007, Trainee Lawyer Portuguese law firm headquarted in Lisbon.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Member of the Portuguese Bar Association (2007) and the AIEN (Association of International Energy Negotiators).

Connect

Phone

+351 213583620
(Work, Lisbon)
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